Wellbeing should be routinely monitored in schools
The Department for Education should design and roll out a standardised survey for assessing wellbeing and mental health among young people in schools, a report by Reform has recommended.
Data from this survey should be used by schools to monitor overall levels of wellbeing, to identify pupils who would benefit from additional support, and to track progress over time. The Department for Education should use the data to track trends in young people’s mental health, as well as to identify and share best practice from schools.
The report notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a significant toll on the mental health and wellbeing of the nation, and has been particularly severe for teenagers. By late 2021 more than one in six 11–19-year-olds had a probable mental health condition, up from one in nine before the pandemic.
The report also recommends that PSHE should be transformed into a universal, timetabled lesson, which is allocated a minimum of an hour a week – underpinned by a curriculum which teaches social and emotional skills.
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